IN MEMORY: Flowers are placed in a tribute at Wainoni Methodist Church to those who died two years ago.

IN MEMORY: Candles are lit at the Wainoni Methodist Church memorial service.

The minute's silence is observed at Wainoni Methodist Church.

Prime Minister John Key shared this photo of him at the anniversary ceremony on Twitter. "I've just spoken at the Earthquake Memorial, a sombre occasion as we pause to remember those who died or were injured," he tweeted.

Flowers were placed at the CTV site.

The crowd listens to the speeches during the ceremony.

Labour leader David Shearer, Mayor Bob Parker and his wife Jo, and Prime Minister John Key sing during the anniversary ceremony.

The crowd waits for the ceremony to start.

The crowd waits for the ceremony to start.

Hundreds of people gather at Latimer Square ahead of the anniversary ceremony.

People gather at the CTV site ahead of the anniversary ceremony at Latimer Square.

CHRISTCHURCH REMEMBERS: Flowers are appearing around the city as we remember those who died.

SYMBOLIC: Merrin School's 185 handmade paper flowers commemorate those who died in the February earthquake.

MERRIN SCHOOL REMEMBERS: Pupils placed 185 paper flowers at the base of their flag pole to mark the second anniversary of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

Flowers placed in road cones on the Ferrymead Bridge mark the second anniversary of the deadly February 22 earthquake.

Flowers placed in road cones in Ferrymead mark the second anniversary of the deadly February 22 earthquake.

Flowers placed in road cones in Ferrymead mark the second anniversary of the deadly February 22 earthquake.

Flowers placed in road cones on the Ferrymead Bridge mark the second anniversary of the deadly February 22 earthquake.

Flowers placed in road cones in Ferrymead mark the second anniversary of the deadly February 22 earthquake.

FRESH: New flowers appeared in traffic cones in Bowenvale Valley this morning.

Flowers placed in road cones in Ferrymead mark the second anniversary of the deadly February 22 earthquake.

- Woolston Radley Park: Near the south end of the Catherine St footbridge

- Kerrs Reach

- Beckenham Park (meet at cricket pavilion)

- riverbank opposite Eureka St

- riverbank opposite Avonside Girls' High

- Liffey River in Lincoln township

- New Brighton/South Shore: Estuary bank at the corner of Ebbtide and Caspian streets.

AVONSIDE REMEMBERS

A memorial service, Avonside Remembers, will be held at the Wainoni Methodist Church.

The event, organised by the Wainoni Avonside Community Services Trust, starts at 12.50pm with an assembly at the church in Avonside Dr, opposite Porritt Park, followed by two minutes' silence at 12.51pm.

PALLET PAVILION

Gap Filler is inviting visitors to the Pallet Pavilion to write their thoughts on pieces of paper and pin them to the pallet walls throughout the day.

It says there will be no speeches, "just cake, music and community".

In the evening, all the tables will be put together to form one long table to encourage people to come together and share delicious cakes.

Live music from 7pm with a small bar and cafe from 6pm-10.30pm.

RICCARTON RACES

Riccarton Park Raceway will observe one minute's silence prior at 12.51pm and not start their first race until after that.

The Jo Giles memorial plaque will be shown on trackside during the one minute's silence.